GBP Chapter 338: The First Station of the Wild Sea
Chapter 338: The First Station of the Wild Sea
"Thus, the nightmare vanishes, and reality is perfect..."
When the cherry blossoms had all fallen, Zhen's last remaining consciousness had dissipated into the space.
Xu Ning felt that the flow of time around him seemed to have changed again, and then gradually calmed down.
He turned to look at Lei Yingdian, "That change just now..."
Lei Yingdian shook his head slightly and said, "Although I don't know how they found that divine cherry seed, I feel that the changes just now weren't really due to power. Perhaps there was some higher-level power involved."
Xu Ning nodded.
So, my perception shouldn't be wrong. Although the concept of time becomes blurred when it comes to eternity, since even Lei Yingdong, who possesses the power of eternity, can say with certainty that it's not entirely the power of lightning, it's likely that a powerful being who can manipulate time has intervened.
"There are still a lot of big shots here..."
Xu Ning sighed and said to Lei Yingdian, "Now that things are over, let's hurry up and get out of here. I wonder how many years have passed outside."
After Lei Ying waved his hand, Xu Ning appeared decisively outside the torii gate.
Then, as soon as they came out, they saw Shin-haku carrying the smash and smashing it down on the torii gate.
Meanwhile, Lezi Fox was summoning Sesshomaru to block Shin-haku's spear, saying, "You can't flip the table like this!"
Xu Ning quickly stepped between the two.
"Why did the fight start?"
Shen He saw that Xu Ning had come out immediately and casually put away the long spear that was emitting a chilling aura.
Turning to Xu Ning, she replied, "She said you might have a child with those two while you're inside, and I want to save you."
Xu Ning was startled, but quickly covered up his guilt with laughter, saying, "How could that be! Haha, how could having a baby be so quick? Besides, I didn't do anything at all. You can ask Little Bluebird if you don't believe me."
Shen He turned to look at the bluebird beside Xu Ning.
The little bluebird suddenly spoke up, "His body has been sitting there obediently the whole time, but as for whether his heart is there, I can't guarantee that."
Xu Ning's heart clenched upon hearing this, but seeing Shen He's expression, which seemed to have put his mind at ease, Xu Ning didn't say anything more.
Yae no Miko asked with great interest, "Is the matter over?"
Xu Ning explained, "Both sides have reached an agreement, and it's over."
After the combined Thunder General emerged from the consciousness space, everyone returned to the sacred cherry tree at Narukami Shrine.
"This is truly a wondrous thing. After all, in my memory, this sacred cherry tree seems to have always been planted here since a very long time ago."
Yae no Miko gently stroked the trunk of the Divine Cherry tree and sighed.
Lei Ying looked up at the fox head on the tree trunk, which resembled a celestial fox, and said, "It has indeed always been here, but it only appeared after it was planted in the past."
"The nightmare is over, reality is perfect... It turns out that my immaturity was all foreseen by the truth hundreds of years ago. I'm leaving now, there are still many things to do. Since I've decided to stop pursuing static eternity, then the isolation order is no longer necessary."
Xu Ning laughed and said, "I think once this decision is made, Inazuma's fireworks and alcohol will soon be sold out again."
Lei Yingdian turned and took a few steps, then suddenly turned back to Xu Ning and said, "Since we've decided to change things together, I'll naturally undergo many changes as well. The battle with her might still happen occasionally, and I hope you can come and witness it with me then."
"Ahem, that kind of battle..." Xu Ning replied, a little embarrassed but also expectant, "...is not impossible, but...you're the Thunder General now, right?"
However, Xu Ning did not receive a reply.
A clap of thunder sounded, and then General Thunder or Thunder Movie vanished from sight.
"What kind of battle could have left such a lasting impression on our General? I wonder if I could witness it with you someday?"
Yae no Miko walked up to Xu Ning, smiling as she looked into his eyes, seemingly sensing something was amiss.
Xu Ning chuckled dryly, "It'll just be a swordsmanship sparring session, the Nine-Style Naginata Technique and such. Lord Miyaji, you don't use a sword, so I'm afraid you won't be interested. Of course, if you really want to go, out of respect for you, I won't object..."
Yae no Miko gave a meaningful smile. "Let's talk about it another time."
"We just received intelligence from the Final Chapter, and they roughly know where those beast-like wolf packs came from. The general here has finished clearing things out, so leave the rest to us. You can focus on the Divine Cherry Blossom Purification."
Regarding the location of the Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism, Xu Ning referred to the location given by the Yae Divine Child and compared it with his own memories, thus determining his first stop: the Desolate Sea.
During the time when the small purification ritual was performed at the Divine Cherry Tree, Fox Palace entrusted the Divine Child, the Master of the Palace, and the Sleeping Child to him. Unfortunately, he ultimately failed and could not escape the encirclement of the Dark Army.
Xu Ning didn't know what happened after that.
And after hundreds of years, no one can tell whether what they experienced was real or an illusion woven from memory.
However, if the sacred cherry tree of Inazuma is connected to the ley lines of the Teyvat continent, then what happened back then might have been recorded.
Using the teleportation anchor point, Xu Ning and Shen He were directly teleported to a low mountain in the southern part of the desolate sea.
From here, you can clearly see a thick branch of a cherry blossom tree emerging from the foot of Yingxiang Mountain, winding through an old cluster of buildings and finally entwining itself around a broken half-tower, growing into a new cherry blossom tree.
"Is our target inside that half of the tower?" Shen He asked.
Xu Ning nodded. "To be precise, it should be underground; that's just an entrance."
Xu Ning led Shen He to the huge cherry blossom tree.
Stone statues of celestial and terrestrial foxes can be seen everywhere here. They sit with their backs to the half-stone tower, as if protecting the place.
Beneath the tree lies a stone platform mechanism, with patterns on the base outlining four arrows pointing to the four surrounding lightning elemental monuments.
Xu Ning returned after running around, stretched out two fingers and conjured a bolt of lightning, illuminating the last elemental tablet next to the stone platform mechanism.
After turning the stone platform mechanism to the correct position, Shen He, standing atop the shattered tower, nodded to Xu Ning and said, "A door has been opened, but it looks like there's another layer inside."
The two jumped straight in. There was an extra set of steps around the second-level entrance, where three earth fox statues sat in a circle.
Xu Ning reached out and touched the loyal little creatures. "It's a smokescreen. The mechanism is all around here. I have something that I can see."